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The Desert of Forbidden Art
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The Desert of Forbidden Art

directed by Tehavdar Georgiev, fl. 2013 and Amanada Pope, fl. 1971; produced by Tehavdar Georgiev, fl. 2013 and Amanada Pope, fl. 1971, The Cinema Guild (New York, NY - Brooklyn: The Cinema Guild), 1 hour 20 mins
The incredible story of how a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars was found in the desert of Uzbekistan develops into a larger exploration of how art survives in times of oppression. During the reign of the Soviet Union, a small group of artists remain true to their vision despite threats...
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The Desert of Forbidden Art

directed by Tehavdar Georgiev, fl. 2013 and Amanada Pope, fl. 1971; produced by Tehavdar Georgiev, fl. 2013 and Amanada Pope, fl. 1971, The Cinema Guild (New York, NY - Brooklyn: The Cinema Guild), 1 hour 20 mins
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The incredible story of how a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars was found in the desert of Uzbekistan develops into a larger exploration of how art survives in times of oppression. During the reign of the Soviet Union, a small group of artists remain true to their vision despite threats of torture, imprisonment and death. Their plight inspires a young archeologist (and frustrated painter) Igor Savitsky. Pretending to b... The incredible story of how a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars was found in the desert of Uzbekistan develops into a larger exploration of how art survives in times of oppression. During the reign of the Soviet Union, a small group of artists remain true to their vision despite threats of torture, imprisonment and death. Their plight inspires a young archeologist (and frustrated painter) Igor Savitsky. Pretending to buy State-approved art, Stavisky instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artist's works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB. Though a penniless artist himself, he cajoles the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities who are banning it. He amasses an eclectic mix of Russian Avant-Garde art. But his greatest discovery is an unknown school of artists who settle in Uzbekistan after the Russian revolution of 1917, encountering a unique Islamic culture, as exotic to them as Tahiti was for Gauguin. They develop a startlingly original style, fusing European modernism with centuries-old Eastern traditions. Ben Kingsley, Sally Field and Ed Asner voice the diaries and letters of Savitsky and the artists. Intercut with recollections of the artists' children and rare archival footage, the film takes us on a dramatic journey of sacrifice for the sake of creative freedom. Described as "one of the most remarkable collections of 20th century Russian art" and located in one of the world's poorest regions, today these priceless paintings are a lucrative target for Islamic fundamentalists, corrupt bureaucrats and art profiteers. The collection remains as endangered as when Savitsky first created it, posing the question whose responsibility is it to preserve this cultural treasure. Show more Show less
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tehavdar Georgiev, fl. 2013, Amanada Pope, fl. 1971, The Cinema Guild, Ben Kingsley, 1943-
Author / Creator
Tehavdar Georgiev, fl. 2013, Amanada Pope, fl. 1971
Publisher
The Cinema Guild
Speaker / Narrator
John Ellis Bowlt, 1943-, Andrey Sarabyanov, 1949-, Stephen Kinzer, 1951-, Marinika Babanazarova, 1955-, Ben Kingsley, 1943-
Person Discussed
John Ellis Bowlt, 1943-, Andrey Sarabyanov, 1949-, Stephen Kinzer, 1951-, Marinika Babanazarova, 1955-, Igor Savitsky, 1915-1984
Topic / Theme
Avant-garde, Biographies, Art galleries, Art museums, Traditional history, Archaeological artifacts, Paintings, Uzbek, Russians
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Copyright © 2010 The Cinema Guild
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Rembrandt's J'accuse
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Rembrandt's J'accuse

directed by Peter Greenaway, 1942-; presented by Peter Greenaway, 1942-; produced by Femke Wolting, 1970- and Bruno Felix, 1967-, Submarine (Production Company), ARTE, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, VPRO Studio Amstel and Finnish Broadcasting Company (United Kingdom: Content Media Corporation, 2008), 1 hour 45 mins

There is a conspiracy depicted in Rembrandt's "The Night Watch". Greenaway's new documentary film explains it all – the event, the motive, the conspirators, the murderers, the numerous clues and the outcome. And all the evidence is in the painting "The Night Watch", Rembrandt's indictment. Most indictments are c...

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Rembrandt's J'accuse

directed by Peter Greenaway, 1942-; presented by Peter Greenaway, 1942-; produced by Femke Wolting, 1970- and Bruno Felix, 1967-, Submarine (Production Company), ARTE, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, VPRO Studio Amstel and Finnish Broadcasting Company (United Kingdom: Content Media Corporation, 2008), 1 hour 45 mins
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There is a conspiracy depicted in Rembrandt's "The Night Watch". Greenaway's new documentary film explains it all – the event, the motive, the conspirators, the murderers, the numerous clues and the outcome. And all the evidence is in the painting "The Night Watch", Rembrandt's indictment. Most indictments are conveyed in carefully written texts like Zola's famous "J'accuse" in 1890.

Here the indictment is in paint. This is a CSI with Rembrandt a...

There is a conspiracy depicted in Rembrandt's "The Night Watch". Greenaway's new documentary film explains it all – the event, the motive, the conspirators, the murderers, the numerous clues and the outcome. And all the evidence is in the painting "The Night Watch", Rembrandt's indictment. Most indictments are conveyed in carefully written texts like Zola's famous "J'accuse" in 1890.

Here the indictment is in paint. This is a CSI with Rembrandt as detective, accuser, prosecutor, and judge. Greenaway examines the 50 clues that lay inside the painting and unveils the murder that has flummoxed art historians since Rembrandt painted it in 1641.

Greenaway also reveals why the fashionable, wealthy parvenu Rembrandt came to lose his fame and fortune in 15 short years and end up a lonely, discredited near-pauper. Rembrandt would surely have been gratified to see that his great group portrait has been recognised in this Greenaway documentary as the "J'accuse" indictment it was always intended to be.

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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Femke Wolting, 1970-, Bruno Felix, 1967-, Submarine (Production Company), ARTE, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, VPRO Studio Amstel, Finnish Broadcasting Company
Author / Creator
Peter Greenaway, 1942-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Content Media Corporation
Person Discussed
Willem van Ruytenburch, 1600-1657, Frans Banning Cocq, 1600-1655, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606-1669, Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1643
Topic / Theme
Historical reconstructions, Art criticism, Conspiracy theories, Paintings, Political intrigue, Dutch
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 Content Media
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